What is the difference in stillbirth rate between Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo?

2.1 per 1,000 total births, with Afghanistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Stillbirth rate (per 1,000 total births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Stillbirth rate

Afghanistan

28 per 1,000 total births

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo

25.9 per 1,000 total births

in 2023

Afghanistan rank

7th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

10th

Stillbirth rate over time

Afghanistan
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 28 per 1,000 total births against 25.9 per 1,000 total births in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 2.1 per 1,000 total births.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 7th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th of 197 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
2000s	36 per 1,000 total births	34.92 per 1,000 total births	1.08 per 1,000 total births	Afghanistan
2010s	29.42 per 1,000 total births	28.58 per 1,000 total births	0.84 per 1,000 total births	Afghanistan
2020s	28.05 per 1,000 total births	26.3 per 1,000 total births	1.75 per 1,000 total births	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stillbirth rate, Afghanistan or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Afghanistan, at 28 per 1,000 total births against 25.9 per 1,000 total births in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in stillbirth rate between Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 2.1 per 1,000 total births, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for stillbirth rate?: Afghanistan ranks 7th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Stillbirth rate (per 1,000 total births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Stillbirth rate (per 1,000 total births)
Unit: per 1,000 total births
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 5,760 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Stillbirth rate is the number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation per 1,000 total births. Total birth is the sum of stillbirths (as just defined) and live births.